Planet M comes to Hyderabad

TNNAug 31, 2003, 10.37pm IST

HYDERABAD: Music buffs in the twin-cities are in for a treat with the hottest music and entertainment chain Planet M opening shop in town. It was thrown open to music lovers by Bollywood action star Suneil Shetty and Miss India 2001 Celina Jaitley on Friday at the MPM Mall, Abids.

The opening also coincided with the launch of the music from Suniel Shetty's maiden film product Khel on Times Music.

While the opening was a glittering affair with a fair dose of celebs the fun has just begun. In the coming weeks Planet M will host a number of performances ranging from Rock and Indi-pop to Ghazals.

Stocking 7,500 music titles, 3,000 of them on CDs, Planet M also sports six listening posts with a radio jockey to keep the turntable going round to make music buying a really pleasurable experience.

What's more, there is the music lounge for those who want their own space to select their music form the Jazz & Blues, Western Classical, Indian Classical and Kamatic Classical music titles from among a host others.

Given the demand for music in the twin-cities Planet M was looking to open two more music outlets in Hyderabad in the near future, Mr Ajay Mehra, Times Retail, chief operating officer said at the opening of the outlet. Mr Arun Arora president The Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd., was also present on the occasion.